thats why i freaked when the dragons teeth went missing, its expensive, dude go into my mansion, and one of the chests next to the coal chest in the basement should contain some quartz. that well help a little.

There are a few ways to do it
1) Keep plots unclaimed
2) Have the person you are building with claim the plots and add you to their friends list
3) Set someone else as mayor of Eden for like 10 minutes, join the town you want to build in, claim the plots, and then leave and rejoin eden